ONTARIO-Police say twenty unlawful firearms and 73 kilograms of illicit medication have been seized by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Weapons and Gangs Enforcement Crew (PGNG).
The OPP-led PGNG assisted the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) Organized Crime Division with a drug trafficking investigation that recognized massive portions of cocaine transported between Toronto and Montréal and the encompassing space in line with police.
“By working in partnership with law enforcement in Québec, the OPP-led PGNG has disrupted the movement of controlled substances interprovincially. We will continue to work together to hold individuals responsible for drug and firearm trafficking.” mentioned Detective Inspector Lee Fulford, OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau.
On March 27, 2024, PGNG executed two search warrants on a car and a residence on Ridelle Avenue in Toronto. Police say the next objects have been seized:
· Roughly 60 kilograms of cocaine
· Roughly 13 kilograms of methamphetamine
· 20 firearms together with 19 handguns and one assault rifle
· 3,000 rounds of ammunition
· 53 magazines
· 4 drum magazines
· 66 Glock auto switches (used to transform to computerized firearms)
· Three bulletproof vests
· One ballistic helmet
Courtesy OPP
Courtesy OPP
35-year-old Bradley Nelson from Whitby was arrested in Toronto by PGNG. The accused has been charged with a complete of 68 charges beneath the Legal Code and the Managed Medication and Substances Act together with:
· Unauthorized possession of a firearm – 20 counts
· Unauthorized possession of a firearm understanding it’s unauthorized – 20 counts
· Possession for the aim of trafficking firearms – 19 counts
· Possession of a firearm opposite to a prohibition order – two counts
· Possession of a prohibited system – two counts
· Careless storage of a firearm
· Trafficking of a managed substance, cocaine
· Trafficking of a managed substance, methamphetamine
· Possession for the aim of trafficking, cocaine
· Possession for the aim of trafficking, methamphetamine
The accused was held in custody and can seem earlier than an Ontario Courtroom of Justice in Toronto on Might 2, 2024.
The Toronto Police Service’s 13 Division Main Crime Unit offered help important to this investigation’s profitable consequence. The Toronto Police Service is actively concerned within the OPP-led PGNG, working collaboratively to assist and improve the staff’s efforts.
